{"id":"CVE-2026-98607","title":"drm/virtio: fix object leaks in virtio_gpu_resource_create_blob_ioctl()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/virtio: fix object leaks in virtio_gpu_resource_create_blob_ioctl()\n\nvirtio_gpu_resource_create_blob_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on\nboth the virtio_gpu_r…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 73ea38a89b923fa08047885a0845d1cd89261ead","Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < eea473532a286cd1b13cddbec5c645989f43a3aa","Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 88c60c06a2a5244f5dd32ec098e633add114890f","Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 0455867bbd95ffa9d9db0a1c6dda500f8126232c","Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 81c6769e069d703154087377d1749af2f1b74e49","Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 02df4e24dc4c0bf5b0425a6acabc5201d7f04fc2","Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 24b6d5c7641412c9ebef0d4c8b888d49a0e6b880","Linux 5.11"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T15:19:21.585Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98607","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ea38a89b923fa08047885a0845d1cd89261ead"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eea473532a286cd1b13cddbec5c645989f43a3aa"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c60c06a2a5244f5dd32ec098e633add114890f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0455867bbd95ffa9d9db0a1c6dda500f8126232c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c6769e069d703154087377d1749af2f1b74e49"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02df4e24dc4c0bf5b0425a6acabc5201d7f04fc2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24b6d5c7641412c9ebef0d4c8b888d49a0e6b880"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T15:45:12.241Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98607","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/virtio: fix object leaks in virtio_gpu_resource_create_blob_ioctl()\n\nvirtio_gpu_resource_create_blob_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on\nboth the virtio_gpu_resource_assign_uuid() and drm_gem_handle_create()\nerror paths instead of dropping the reference it owns, so\nobj->funcs->free() never runs and the virtio_gpu_object, the resource id\nand the host-side resource are leaked.\n\nUse drm_gem_object_put() instead.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 73ea38a89b923fa08047885a0845d1cd89261ead`\n- `Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < eea473532a286cd1b13cddbec5c645989f43a3aa`\n- `Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 88c60c06a2a5244f5dd32ec098e633add114890f`\n- `Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 0455867bbd95ffa9d9db0a1c6dda500f8126232c`\n- `Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 81c6769e069d703154087377d1749af2f1b74e49`\n- `Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 02df4e24dc4c0bf5b0425a6acabc5201d7f04fc2`\n- `Linux >= 897b4d1acaf56314652c6a8e75d9f86b5e45638d < 24b6d5c7641412c9ebef0d4c8b888d49a0e6b880`\n- `Linux 5.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}